SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Pegasus spyware is a phone surveillance solution that enables customers to remotely exploit and monitor devices. The company sells its surveillance technology to governments around the world. And watchdog groups say its products are often found to be used in surveillance abuses.

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Spyware Surveillance Hacking Media 52

SecureList

JUNE 3, 2024

This RAT allows an attacker to surveil and harvest sensitive data from a target computer. What caught our attention was the sophisticated infection chain that makes use of several advanced technologies that set it apart from other banking Trojans.

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Banking Malware Computers and Electronics Mobile 83

SecureList

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have claimed that threat actors have been using catfishing to lure Israeli soldiers into installing spyware. When we wrote this prediction, we were mainly thinking about a continuation of all the malicious activities targeting VPN appliances. But this prediction also came true another way.

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Mobile Surveillance Ransomware Government 139

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

From facial recognition to surveillance cameras to time trackers or just having a couple guys standing over employees’ shoulders, there are a multitude of ways to make sure employees are staying on-task and being productive. Check Out Secure Access for Remote Workers: RDP, VPN & VDI. What is Employee Monitoring and Why Use It?

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Computers and Electronics Surveillance Software Manufacturing 127

SecureList

APRIL 27, 2021

During routine monitoring of detections for FinFisher spyware tools, we discovered traces that point to recent FinFly Web deployments. The attackers used vulnerabilities in an SSL-VPN product to deploy a multi-layered loader we dubbed Ecipekac (aka DESLoader, SigLoader and HEAVYHAND).

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Malware Spyware Government Social Engineering 143

SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The cyber-offense ecosystem still appears to be shaken by the sudden demise of NSO Group; at the same time, these activities indicate to us that we’ve only seen the tip of the iceberg when it comes to commercial-grade mobile surveillance tooling. One of the major cyber-incidents of 2022 took place early this year: the Okta hack.

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Firmware Surveillance Mobile Telecommunications 117